This Date in Weather History for July 25,2017 from weatherforyou.com

1956
- The Andrea Doria sank in dense fog near Nantucket Lightship, MA. The
ship was rammed by the Swedish-American liner, Stockholm, forty-five
miles off the coast of Massachusetts. Fifty-two persons drowned, or were
killed by the impact. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

1986
- Tremendous hailstones pounded parts of South Dakota damaging crops,
buildings and vehicles. Hail piled two feet deep at Black Hawk and
northern Rapid City. Hail an inch and a quarter in diameter fell for 85
minutes near Miller and Huron, piling up to depths of two feet. (The
Weather Channel)

1987
- Sixteen cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures
for the date. Beckley, WV, equalled their all-time record high of 91
degrees, established just the previous day. It marked their fourth day
in a row of 90 degree heat, after hitting 90 degrees just twice in the
previous 25 years of records. The water temperature of Lake Erie at
Buffalo, NY, reached 79 degrees, the warmest reading in 52 years of
records. (The National Weather Summary)

1988
- Thunderstorms produced severe weather from central Kansas to western
Kentucky and southern Illinois during the day. Thunderstorms produced
tennis ball size hail at Union, MO, and winds gusts to 65 mph at
Sedalia, MO. Five cities in Washington and Oregon reported record high
temperatures for the date. Medford, OR, hit 107 degrees. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989
- Early afternoon thunderstorms over west central Missouri drenched the
town of Ferguson with four inches of rain. Early evening thunderstorms
in Pennsylvania produced more than two inches of rain north of Avella in
one hour. (The National Weather Summary)